da realsbet： Another dreadful batting performance from the West Indies will see them lookingdown the barrel of a possible, but by no means certain, defeat againstGlamorgan
Sean Beynon08-Jun-2000Another dreadful batting performance from the West Indies will see them lookingdown the barrel of a possible, but by no means certain, defeat againstGlamorgan. The WIndies were skittled for 97 on a turning pitch, leavingGlamorgan 134 runs to win the match tomorrow.Hansie Cronje believes he was led by Satan when he accepted money from an Indianbookmaker. Quite what Brian Lara is being led by at the moment is much morepuzzling. Lara appeared to have left his white stick and guide dog at homeyesterday, beginning his knock with a perfectly timed cover drive. He sauntereddown the wicket and over the top, two flashes of genius, but this was not theLara we have got to know. He laboured somewhat over his 11 runs, lasting out 32balls, before Croft nabbed him for the second time in the game, padding up to aball which, on reflection, would have probably passed by the off-stump.Lara may have been unfortunate, but the rest of the West Indians were lazy, apoor attempt to combat a difficult pitch. Sherwin Campbell was well caught byWharf, from his own bowling, after the right-hander mis-judged a pull, the ballnot coming quickly onto the bat. Hinds miscued a slash, caught at mid-on. ChrisGayle was trapped plumb in front by Wharf, his bat some way behind his pad, apoor judgement.With Lara gone, the score was 20-4, and some direct action was needed. It came,albeit too briefly, in the form of Ridley Jacobs, who crashed six boundaries inhis 43. Adams long vigil was ended by Wharf, who also picked up the wicket ofNagamootoo, for a less than elegant duck. The end came fairly swiftly, despitesome clean hitting from McLean. Wayne Phillip was well held at silly point, areaction catch from Mike Powell, who had replaced Wayne Law close in on the offside. Whilst Powell looked ready for a catch, Law cowered comically every timethe striker raised his blade. With Parkin and Croft picking up three a piece andWharf four, it was a fine performance by Glamorgan.The Welshmen too batted dreadfully earlier in the day. The pitches at SophiaGardens turn square, but there was no excuse for night-watchman Dean Cosker’sdismissal, bowled off stump, leaving one from McLean. The only real resistancecame from James, who battled for 39. Today looks set to be an interesting one,particularly as the ball is likely to be in the hands of leg-spinner Nagamootoo- who claimed four victims in Glamorgans first effort – very early on.